Reform UK Party leader Nigel Farage had a milkshake thrown at him while campaigning for the upcoming UK general election, the second time the politician has been the target of such an attack.
A young woman hurled a cup of milkshake at Nigel Farage as he met with voters in Clacton, Essex, on Tuesday after he had spoken at a hastily organised supporter rally in the town and then visited a pub – just 20 hours after he had announced he was standing in Clacton.
Update 1540 — Two arrests
Essex Police told Breitbart News that two people had been arrested for allegedly throwing drinks.
Officers arrested two people following reports of a drink being thrown at a man in Clacton. A 23-year-old woman from Clacton was arrested at the scene on suspicion of assault.
Officers responded to the scene and while making this arrest a second individual, a man, was arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker.
Both remain in custody for questioning.
The original article continues below.
Milkshake throwing became a bit of a feature of the 2019 UK general election campaign, with Farage having a drink thrown at him during a campaign event in Newcastle.
While milkshakes themselves are not harmless to those who are lactose intolerant, recent assassinations in the UK have raised the issue of assaulting politicians by throwing drinks at them: in 2019, police investigated a left-wing British establishment comedian who said it was a waste of time to throw milk when battery acid was available.
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